Balancing Cost and Resilience in Modern Supply Chains

Oct 11, 2026

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Boston Consulting Group highlights an emerging strategic tension in supply chain management: the need to balance cost reduction against building resilience to disruptions. This reflects the broader industry shift from pure cost optimization toward more sophisticated risk management approaches that account for supply chain vulnerabilities.

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What This Means for Your Supply Chain

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What if you shift 10% of procurement volume to dual-sourced suppliers?

Model the cost impact of introducing redundant suppliers for critical categories versus the risk reduction from reduced single-source dependency. Compare procurement cost increase against supply continuity improvement.

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